U.S. ChatGPT uninstalls jumped 295% day-over-day after OpenAI's Pentagon deal was announced, while Anthropic's Claude surged to the top of the U.S. App Store as users switched platforms over AI ethics concerns.

Following the high-profile dispute with the Pentagon, Anthropic's AI chatbot, Claude, has seen a surge in popularity, climbing to the number two spot in Apple's U.S. App Store.

Chinese AI startup DeepSeek's app has become the most downloaded on Apple's App Store, overtaking OpenAI's ChatGPT, following the release of its new open-source model, DeepSeek R1.